Last Friday Auguust 27th, Bere Island Projects Group unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centenary of the island internment camp. Eugene Glendon, Chair of Bere Island Projects Group unveiled the plaque at Rerrin Military Barracks, which was the site where the internment camp was located. The event was attended by island residents and concluded with a …
The Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) will soon be discussing energy conservation and generation in relation to the Energy Master Plan which is currently being created for Bere Island. Information on the links below gives details on Electricity and how the benefits of a solar PV system for you home on the island.
Bere Island Tourism and Environment Group have installed new Disney inspired flower tubs outside the Bere Island playground. The tubs are made from recycled mussel barrels, and thanks are extended to Jenny O’Neill for her amazing artwork on the flower tubs.
Bere Island, are one of seven island communities in West Cork who are set to benefit from a three-year €450,000 programme to develop and sustain new creative opportunities for all age groups, through the Arts Council’s ‘Creative Places Programme’. ‘The Creative Places, West Cork Islands’ programme is an innovative development and community engagement project that …
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Update – 24th June 2021Bere Island Women Create, have been announced as one of the recipients of funding from Create Ireland which is supported by the Arts Council . Bere Island Women Create were awarded €15000 to work with island based artist Mary Sullivan to complete work begun in 2020 on a collective quilt project and …
What is a Sustainable Energy Community? A Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) is a community which works together to develop and implement a sustainable energy plan for their community. We now have an SEC on Bere Island, with membership is open to all islanders. What are the benefits for Bere Islanders? A SEC will save money …
Sympathy is extended to the family of John Sullivan (Seir), West End, Bere Island who passed away on April 29th 2021. Husband of the late Chris, John is survived by his sons John and Michael, and grandsons Patrick and Daniel. May he rest in peace. I
The Beara based Peninsula Players will perform Sharon by Katie Holly this Sunday May 2nd at 8pm on Bere Island Community Radio. Tune into 100.1FM locally or online here
Last Sunday, April 26th, Bere Island Community Radio broadcast the Last Sunday Fit Up Connection, with three stunning performances from Aindreas de Staic with Around the World on 80 Quid, Vincent Higgin’s A Quarrel with Myself and Seamus O’Rourke’s Padraig Pott’s Walking Tour. The festival organisers, in partnership with Bere Island Radio are broadcasting one …
As we mark Earth Day 2021, Bere Island, as a community has been shaped by the natural landscape of the island, the productivity of the land and the sea that surrounds it. The island’s cultural heritage has been largely influenced by its maritime nature and it’s strategic defence position at the entrance to Bantry Bay, providing …
